Proceedings of the AAEC symposium on environmental and radiological safety aspects of the mining and processing of uranium, Lucas Heights, 9-10 December 1971.

Abstract

Review of world trends in the uranium industry (a summary); Philosophy of environmental protection and control; Sources of pollution in uranium mining and processing activities (a summary); Environmental studies for uranium provinces - aims and methods; Methods of control of potential pollutants (a summary); Introduction to radiological safety; Radiological health and safety aspects of uranium mining and ore treatment; Biological effects of radiation; History of radiation effects and control in uranium mining; The nature of the dosimetry problem; Practical dosimetry in uranium mining; Prospects for control of radiological hazards in uranium mining.